Brad Glorioso

Brad Michael Glorioso

Office: 337-266-8836
E-mail: gloriosob@usgs.gov

EDUCATION

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Summer 2000 Initiated a turtle mark-recapture study in a system of urban drainage canals in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, under guidance from Dr. Richard Seigel.

Fall '02 -- Spring '03 Field assistant to Dr. Brian Crother’s graduate student Joe Ramspott working in Manchac Wildlife Management Area in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Goals included updating the herp species list and examining amphibian recruitment along transects in near-pristine versus open marshes.

Fall 2003 Under the guidance of Dr. Dennis Mullen, examined intraspecific interactions of banded sculpin (Cottus carolinae) in a first order stream in Cannon County, Tennessee.

Fall 2003 With major professor, Dr. Vincent Cobb, explored movements of a litter of neonate timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus)in Rutherford County, Tennessee using radio-telemetry.

Winter ‘04 – Spring ‘05 Field assistant for Dr. Brian Miller’s graduate student Richie Wyckoff, who investigated the migration patterns and chronology of five species of ambystomatid salamander in Coffee County, Tennessee. Work consisted of checking drift fence arrays and minnow traps around and in an ephemeral wetland, and processing and marking individuals.

Spring/Summer ‘04 Field technician for Dr. Brian Miller’s inventory of herpetofauna at Stones River National Battlefield in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Visual encounter survey, drift fences, minnow taps, cover boards, hoop traps and deep-water crawfish nets were employed.

Summer ‘04 – Spring ‘06 Field assistant for Dr. Brian Miller’s graduate student Matthew Niemiller, who is examining the phylogenetics of the Tennessee Cave Salamander complex, Gyrinophilus palleucus. Work entailed capturing individuals in stream caves and then processing them for standard measurements, getting tissue samples, and inserting alpha numeric tags to identify individuals.

Summer ‘04 – Fall ‘05 Initiated a mark-recapture study of freshwater aquatic turtles at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. In this time period 2469 individual turtles of 9 species were captured. Experience included using digital radiography on gravid turtles. Hoop nets, drift fences, deep-water crawfish nets and dip nets were utilized to capture turtles.

Fall ‘04 – Fall ‘05 Worked on Master’s thesis examining population dynamics and feeding activity of Sternotherus odoratus at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. Deep-water crawfish nets were used to capture turtles, which were then processed for standard measurements, marked by making notches on the marginal scutes with a file, and subsequently released at point of capture.

Fall ‘04 – Spring ‘06 Field technician for Dr. Dennis Mullen’s inventory of fish at Stones River National Battlefield in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Seining, electrofishing and fyke nets were employed.

Fall ‘04 – Spring ‘06 Under the guidance of Dr. Brian Miller, examined reproductive success and distribution of the rare Streamside Salamander (Ambystoma babouri) in middle Tennessee.

Spring ’07 – Fall ‘07 Seasonal Researcher examining the turtle population and assemblage for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources at Big Oak Tree State Park. Deep-water crawfish nets, hoop nets, fyke nets, and basking traps were employed. Captured turtles were processed for standard measurements and then marked.

Spring ’08 – Spring '11 Biological Technician II, then General Biologist I for IAP World Services, Inc., working at the U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center under research ecologist Hardin Waddle. Responsibilities include conducting visual encounter and calling surveys for frogs in the Atchafalaya Basin, Big Thicket National Preserve, and Coldwater NWR as part of a project funded by ARMI (Amphibian Research Monitoring Inititiative). We have also begun examining population ecology of ambystomatid salamanders inhabiting Kisatchie National Forest.

Spring ’11 – Present Ecologist with the United States Geological Survey, working at the U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center under research ecologist Hardin Waddle. Responsibilities include conducting visual encounter and calling surveys for frogs in the Atchafalaya Basin, Big Thicket National Preserve, and Coldwater NWR as part of a project funded by ARMI (Amphibian Research Monitoring Inititiative). We have also begun examining population ecology of ambystomatid salamanders inhabiting Kisatchie National Forest.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

RELEVANT CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING

Defensive Driving
CPR/First Aid (Includes AED)
All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Operation
Motorboat Operation Certification Course (MOCC)
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems I
ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality
GIS Applications: Wetland Hydrology
B3 Combination Helicopter/Airplane Safety

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Chelonian Research Foundation
Missouri Herpetological Association
Louisiana Herpetological Research Group
Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation

GRANTS RECEIVED

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Koczaja, K., L. McCall, E. Fitch, B. Glorioso, C Hanna, J. Kyzar, M. Niemiller, J. Spiess, A. Tolley, R. Wyckoff, and D. Mullen. 2005. Size-specific habitat segregation and intraspecific interactions in banded sculpin (Cottus carolinae). Southeast. Nat. 4(2):207-218. [PDF]

Cobb, V. A., J. J. Green, T. Worrall, J. Pruett, and B. Glorioso. 2005. Initial den location behavior in a litter of neonate timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) using external transmitters. Southeast. Nat. 4(4):723-730. [PDF]

Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, and B.T. Miller. 2006. An eastern and subterranean maximum size record of the banded sculpin, Cottus carolinae, from Tennessee. Tenn. Acad. Sci. 81(1-2)41-43. [PDF]

Glorioso, B.M., and M. L. Niemiller. 2006. Using deep-water crawfish nets to capture aquatic turtles. Herpetol. Rev. 37(2):185-187. [PDF]

Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, C. Nicholas, J. Phillips, J. Rader, E. Reed, K.L. Sykes, J. Todd, G.R. Wyckoff, E.L. Young, and B.T. Miller. 2006. Status and distribution of the streamside salamander (Ambystoma barbouri) in middle Tennessee. Am. Midl. Nat. 156(2):394-399. [PDF]

Glorioso, B.M., and J. Pruett. 2007. New county records for amphibians and reptiles of Trousdale County, Tennessee. Herpetol. Rev. 38(2):247-248. [PDF]

Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, G.R. Wyckoff, and J.K. Spiess. 2007. New county records for amphibians in middle Tennessee. Herpetol. Rev. 38(2):234. [PDF]

Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, C. Nicholas, J. Phillips, J. Rader, E. Reed, K.L. Sykes, J. Todd, G.R. Wyckoff, E.L. Young, and B.T. Miller. 2009. Notes on the reproduction of the streamside salamander, Ambystoma barbouri, from Rutherford County, Tennessee. Southeast. Nat. 8(1):37-44. [PDF]

Waddle, J.H., T.F. Thigpen, and B.M. Glorioso. 2009. Efficacy of automatic vocalization recognition software for anuran monitoring. Herp. Cons. & Bio. 4(3):384-388. [PDF]

Glorioso, B.M. 2010. Pseudacris ornata. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. (866):1-8. [PDF]

Glorioso, B.M., A.J. Vaughn, and J.H. Waddle. 2010. The aquatic turtle assemblage inhabiting a highly altered landscape in southeast Missouri. J. Fish Wildl. Manag. 1(2):161-168. [PDF]

Glorioso, B.M., M.L. Niemiller, and V.A. Cobb. 2010. Feeding activity of Amphiuma tridactylum at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. J. Tennessee Acad. Sci. 85:87-90. [PDF]

Glorioso, B.M., J.H. Waddle, K.G. Rice, H.F. Percival, and M.E. Crocket. 2010. The diet of the invasive Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in pine rockland and mangrove habitats in south Florida. Carib. J. Sci. In press.

Niemiller, M.L., R.G. Reynolds, B.M. Glorioso, J. Spiess, and B.T. Miller. 2011. Herpetofauna of the cedar glades and associated habitats of the Inner Central Basin of Middle Tennessee. Herp. Cons. & Bio. 6(1):127-141. [PDF]


Waddle, J.H., B.M. Glorioso, and S.P. Faulkner. A quantitative assessment of the conservation benefits of the Wetlands Reserve Program to amphibians. Restoration Ecology. In review.

Glorioso, B.M., and V.A. Cobb. Population ecology of Sternotherus odoratus at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. In prep.

Glorioso, B.M., and V.A. Cobb. Feeding activity of Sternotherus odoratus at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. In prep.

PEER-REVIEWED NOTES

Glorioso, B.M., E.L. Young, and M.L. Niemiller. 2006. Geographic Distribution. Ambystoma talpoideum. Herpetol. Rev. 37(1):97.

Glorioso, B.M., and M.L. Niemiller. 2006. Geographic Distribution. Bufo americanus americanus. Herpetol. Rev. 37(1):98.

Niemiller, M.L., and B.M. Glorioso. 2006. Geographic Distribution. Rana palustris. Herpetol. Rev. 37(1):102.

Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, E. Gray, B.T.Miller, J.B. Jensen, and T. Keys. 2006. Pseudotriton ruber ruber (Northern Red Salamander). Size and subterranean aggregation. Herpetol. Rev. 37(4):438.

Glorioso, B.M., and M.L. Niemiller. 2006. Geographic Distribution. Plethodon glutinosus. Herpetol. Rev. 37(4):485.

Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, E.L. Young, and V.A. Cobb. 2007. Farancia abacura reinwardtii (Western Mud Snake). Reproduction. Herpetol. Rev. 38(2):207.

Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2008. New herpetological records from Missouri for 2008. Missouri Herpetological Association, Reis Biological Station, Missouri. [3 County Records - PDF]

BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS

Glorioso, B.M. Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis). In: The Amphibians of Tennessee, Niemiller, M.L., & Reynolds, R.G. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. In press.

Glorioso, B.M. Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii). In: The Amphibians of Tennessee, Niemiller, M.L., & Reynolds, R.G. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. In press.

Glorioso, B.M. Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris). In: The Amphibians of Tennessee, Niemiller, M.L., & Reynolds, R.G. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. In press.

Glorioso, B.M. American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus). In: The Amphibians of Tennessee, Niemiller, M.L., & Reynolds, R.G. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. In press.

GOVERNMENT REPORTS

Glorioso, B.M., and A.J. Vaughn. 2008. Demographics of the Turtle Population of Big Oak Tree State Park: Implications for Management and Conservation. Unpublished Technical Report. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. 108 pp. [Contact me if interested in PDF]

POPULAR ARTICLES

Niemiller, M.L., and B.M. Glorioso. 2010. The Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus garnotii) in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Tennessee Herpetological Society Newsletter.

ABSTRACTS (presenting author with *)

Cobb, V.A.*, T. Worrall, J.J. Green, J. Pruett, and B. Glorioso. 2003. Early movement behavior in a litter of neonate timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus). Tennessee Herpetological Society, Jackson, Tennessee.

Cobb, V. A.*, T. Worrall, J.J. Green, J. Pruett, and B. Glorioso. 2004. Initial den location behavior in a litter of timber rattlesnakes. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Memphis, Tennessee.

Wyckoff, G.R.*, M.L. Niemiller, B.M. Glorioso, and B.T. Miller. 2005. Community structure of a complex wetland: chronology of breeding migrations of five ambystomatid salamanders. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Florence, Alabama.

Glorioso, B.M.*, E.L. Young, and V.A. Cobb. 2005. Population ecology of stinkpots (Sternotherus odoratus) at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. Tennessee Herpetological Society, Cumberland, Tennessee.

Glorioso, B.M.*, E. L. Young, and V.A. Cobb. 2005. Feeding activity of stinkpots (Sternotherus odoratus) at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. Tennessee Academy of Science, Martin, Tennessee.

Cobb, V.A.*, B.M. Glorioso, and E.L. Young.. 2005. Freshwater turtle populations of Reelfoot Lake. Tennessee Academy of Science, Martin, Tennessee.

Glorioso, B.M.*, E.L. Young, and V.A. Cobb. 2006. Population ecology of Sternotherus odoratus at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Glorioso, B.M.*, E.L. Young, and V.A. Cobb. 2006. Population ecology and feeding activity of Sternotherus odoratus at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Glorioso, B.M.*, and V.A. Cobb. 2006. Population ecology and feeding activity of Sternotherus odoratus at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. Missouri Herpetological Association, Reis Biological Station, Missouri. [Abstract - PDF]

Glorioso, B.M.*, and A.J. Vaughn. 2007. Turtle composition and demography at Big Oak Tree State Park, with an eye on the future. Missouri Herpetological Association, Bull Shoals Field Station, Missouri. [Abstract + 23 County Records - PDF]

Glorioso, B.M.*, T. Thigpen, and J.H. Waddle. 2008. Assessing the accuracy of Song Scope in detecting calling anurans. Annual Meeting of the U.S. Geological Survey Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative, Lafayette, Louisiana.

Glorioso, B.M.* 2008. My journey back home. Bi-annual Meeting of the Louisiana Herpetological Research Group, Cocodrie, Louisiana.

Thigpen, T.*, B.M. Glorioso, and J.H. Waddle 2009. Efficacy of automatic vocalization software for anuran monitoring. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Portland, Oregon.

Glorioso, B.M.*, J.H. Waddle, and S.P. Faulkner. 2009. Anuran site occupancy as an indicator of conservation benefits of the Wetlands Reserve Program. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Portland, Oregon.

Glorioso, B.M.*, and J.H. Waddle. 2010. Trend detection in long term anuran monitoring: A comparison of vocalization and visual encounter surveys. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Providence, Rhode Island.

Niemiller, M.L.*, R.G. Reynolds, B.M. Glorioso, J. Spiess, and B.T. Miller. 2010. Herpetofauna of the cedar glades and associated habitats of the Inner Central Basin of MIddle Tennessee. Tennessee Herpetological Society. Scott County, Tennessee.

Glorioso, B.M.* 2010. The who, what, where, and why of ARMI. Bi-annual Meeting of the Louisiana Herpetological Research Group, Cocodrie, Louisiana.

POSTERS (presenting author with *)

Cobb, V.A.*, T. Worrall, J.J. Green, J. Pruett, and B. Glorioso. 2004. Initial den location behavior by a litter of timber rattlesnakes in Tennessee. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Norman, Oklahoma.

Koczaja, K., L. McCall, E. Fitch, B. Glorioso, C Hanna, J. Kyzar, M. Niemiller *, J. Spiess, A. Tolley, R. Wyckoff *, and D. Mullen. 2004. Size-specific habitat segregation and intraspecific interactions in banded sculpin (Cottus carolinae). Association of Southeastern Biologists, Memphis, Tennessee.

Wyckoff, G. R.*, M. Niemiller, B. Glorioso, and B. T. Miller. 2004. A look into a diverse reptile and amphibian community: in a wetland at Arnold Air Force Base. Tennessee Academy of Science, Columbia, Tennessee.

Glorioso, B. M.*, M. L. Niemiller, G. R. Wyckoff, and B. T. Miller. 2004. Demography of two sympatric turtles from an urban setting in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Tennessee Academy of Science, Columbia, Tennessee.

Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso*, C. Nicholas, J. Phillips, J. Rader, E. Reed, K.L. Sykes, J. Todd, G.R. Wyckoff, E.L. Young, and B.T. Miller. 2005. Notes on the reproduction of the streamside salamander, Ambystoma barbouri, from Rutherford County, Tennessee. Tennessee Academy of Science, Martin, Tennessee.

Niemiller, M.L.*, B.M. Glorioso*, and B.T. Miller. 2006. Status and distribution of the Streamside Salamander, Ambystoma barbouri, in middle Tennessee. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Cobb, V.A.*, and B.M. Glorioso*. 2006. Mark-recapture effort of freshwater turtles at Reelfoot Lake. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Waddle, J.H.*, and B.M. Glorioso. 2011. Estimating the power to detect a trend in occupancy monitoring studies: comparison of VES and vocalization surveys. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

REFERENCES

Allison Vaughn – Natural Resource Steward, Ozark Region, Missouri DNR (573-522-3260)

Brian Miller – Professor, Middle Tennessee State University (615-898-5635)

Vince Cobb – Professor, Middle Tennessee State University (615-898-2059)

Hardin Waddle -- Research Ecologist, USGS National Wetlands Research Center (waddleh@usgs.gov)

OTHER

Photo credits: 18 photos in The Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State: Identification,
Natural History, and Conservation by Gibbs et al. (2007).

1 photo in The Tennessee Conservationist, Vol. 73 No. 3, May/June 2007.

2 photos in Adirondack Explorer,Vol. 10 No. 2,March/April 2008.

1 photo in The Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia by Jensen et al. (2008).

8 photos on the Salamanders of Tennessee poster (2008). [PDF]

33 photos in The Amphibians of Tennessee by Niemiller & Reynolds (eds.). In press.

Television appearances: Tennessee’s Wild Side: (30 min. weekly program on public television)
Appeared in Episode 1101 Cave Salamanders (2005)
Appeared in Episode 1106 Reelfoot Turtle Survey (2006)

Missouri’s KFVS 12 Heartland Science Lab
December 20, 2006 – 5 o’clock news